Well now what changed? They made it very clear in both the post and on HN that if they didn't get $480,000 they would close it down (very arrogantly I might add

Well now what changed? They made it very clear in both the post and on HN that if they didn't get $480,000 they would close it down (very arrogantly I might add): "The price is $480,000, cash. No special deals, no partial payments now the rest later, no equity in your company, etc. $480,000 cash and it’s yours." ... "If you’re interested at $480,000, please email me direct at" http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3941230 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3941230 "Sortfolio isn't right for us anymore. Our attention is elsewhere. If we can sell it for a fair price (we consider $480,000 fair), then we'll sell it. If not, we'll close it down and move on." http://37signals.com/svn/posts/3172-sortfolio-going-once-going-twice http://37signals.com/svn/posts/3172-sortfolio-going-once-goi... The flippa auction says $250,000 is the minimum bid. They weren't even willing to offer a commission to a broker. They wanted $480,000 nothing less.